US11596900B2 - Air filter and filter media thereof - Google Patents
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- This invention relates generally to the fluid filtration field, and more specifically to a new and useful system and method in the fluid filtration field.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of the system.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of an example of a cross section of a photocatalyst disposed on a coating disposed on a substrate.
- FIGS. 3 A and 3 B are schematic representations of examples of composite substrates.
- FIGS. 4 A and 4 B are schematic representations of examples of photocatalyst disposed on a coating disposed on a substrate.
- FIG. 5 is a graphical representation of an example percent weight change of control samples (e.g., made of filter media material), uncoated filter media including photocatalytic material, and coated filter media including photocatalytic material, each illuminated with ultraviolet radiation (e.g., substantially equivalent doses such as irradiance, duration, wavelength, etc.).
- control samples e.g., made of filter media material
- uncoated filter media including photocatalytic material e.g., coated filter media including photocatalytic material
- coated filter media including photocatalytic material each illuminated with ultraviolet radiation (e.g., substantially equivalent doses such as irradiance, duration, wavelength, etc.).
- FIG. 6 is a schematic representation of an example of a filter media integrated into a multilayer filter.
- FIGS. 7 A, 7 B, 7 C, and 7 D are schematic representations of examples conductive material loading on a barrier coated fiber.
- FIGS. 8 A, 8 B, and 8 C are schematic representations of examples of disposing photocatalyst on a barrier coated fiber.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic representation of an exemplary air filtration system.
- the filter media 10 can include a substrate 100 and photocatalytic material 300 .
- the filter media can optionally include one or more coatings 200 , 200 ′.
- the filter media can optionally be integrated into (e.g., mounted in, attached to, etc.) an air purifier, an HVAC system, a ventilation system, and/or any suitable fluid filtration or purification system.
- the filter media 10 preferably functions to remove contaminants from a fluid (e.g., air, water, etc.).
- the filter media is preferably configured to degrade (e.g., destroy) the contaminants (e.g., oxidizing and/or reducing the contaminants into byproducts such as carbon dioxide and/or water), but can additionally or alternatively trap (e.g., capture) contaminants and/or otherwise remove contaminants from the fluid.
- contaminants can include: volatile organic compounds (VOCs, such as terpenes, aromatic compounds, aliphatic compounds, etc.), particulate matter (e.g., microparticles, mesoparticles, macroparticles, nanoparticles, etc.), organic matter (e.g., pollen, mold, spores, bacteria, viruses, etc.), inorganic matter (e.g., nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SO x ), etc.), allergens (e.g., pet fur, dander, dust, etc.), and/or any suitable contaminants.
- VOCs volatile organic compounds
- particulate matter e.g., microparticles, mesoparticles, macroparticles, nanoparticles, etc.
- organic matter e.g., pollen, mold, spores, bacteria, viruses, etc.
- inorganic matter e.g., nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SO x ), etc.
- allergens
- the filter media can be integrated into and/or used as a layer of a multilayer filter (e.g., as disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/523,928 entitled ‘FLUID FILTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE’ filed on 26 Jul. 2019 which is incorporated in its entirety by this reference), used as a standalone filter media, and/or can otherwise be used and/or integrated into any suitable media.
- a multilayer filter e.g., as disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/523,928 entitled ‘FLUID FILTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE’ filed on 26 Jul. 2019 which is incorporated in its entirety by this reference
- the filter media can be incorporated into a fluid purification system 20 .
- the fluid purification system can include a housing 23 that defines a lumen (e.g., including a fluid flow path, an inlet, and an outlet), a light source 22 (e.g., UV light source, visible light source such as incandescent sources, light emitting diodes, lasers, sunlight, fluorescent lamps, gas discharge lamps, phosphors, nonlinear sources, etc.) configured to illuminate photocatalytic material of the filter media, a support structure (e.g., to retain the filter media, the light source, etc.), an impeller 21 configured to urge fluid through the fluid purification system (e.g., along the fluid flow path), and/or any suitable components.
- a light source 22 e.g., UV light source, visible light source such as incandescent sources, light emitting diodes, lasers, sunlight, fluorescent lamps, gas discharge lamps, phosphors, nonlinear sources, etc.
- a support structure e.g.
- the light source preferably illuminates the filter media with at least about 100 W/m2 (e.g., 100 W/m 2 , 150 W/m 2 , 200 W/m 2 , 250 W/m 2 , 300 W/m 2 , 400 W/m 2 , 500 W/m 2 , 1000 W/m 2 , 5000 W/m 2 , values therebetween, >5000 W/m 2 ) of optical radiation (e.g., UV radiation such as UV-A, UV-B, and/or UV-C radiation; visible radiation; infrared radiation; etc.), but can illuminate the filter media and/or photocatalytic material thereof with less than 100 W/m 2 (e.g., ⁇ 1 W/m 2 , 1 W/m 2 , 2 W/m 2 , 5 W/m 2 , 10 W/m 2 , 20 W/m 2 , 50 W/m 2 , 100 W/m 2 , etc.) of optical radiation.
- 100 W/m2 e.g., 100 W/m 2
- the light source can operate continuously and/or intermittently.
- the light source can continually illuminate the filter media over a time span of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, decades, and/or any suitable time span (e.g., without detecting filter or substrate degradation).
- an air purification system can be arranged as and/or include any components as disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/870,301 entitled ‘SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL AIR PURIFICATION’ filed on 8 May 2020 or U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/152,690 entitled ‘FLUID FILTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE’ filed on 19 Jan. 2021, each of which is incorporated in its entirety by this reference.
- the filter media can be used in isolation and/or in any system.
- variations of the technology can increase the lifetime of the filter media and can enable less expensive filter substrates to be used (e.g., wherein conventional uses of such substrates in an uncoated manner would otherwise experience unacceptable levels of chemical and/or photochemical degradation).
- the lifetime of the filter media can be increased, for example, by hindering, slowing, and/or preventing degradation of substrates (e.g., polymeric substrates, natural fibers, synthetic organic materials, etc.) in reactive (e.g., oxidative) environments.
- substrates e.g., polymeric substrates, natural fibers, synthetic organic materials, etc.
- reactive environments e.g., oxidative
- uncoated filter media exposed to reactive environments lose mass whereas coated (e.g., barrier coated) filter media exposed to substantially the same reactive environment are largely unaffected by the reactive environment (e.g., do not lose mass).
- variations of the technology can enable higher light source intensities to be apply and/or used to illuminate the photocatalytic material, which can improve an efficiency (e.g., kinetics of degradation, degree of degradation, single pass efficiency, time to achieve a target contaminant level within a given volume, etc.).
- an efficiency e.g., kinetics of degradation, degree of degradation, single pass efficiency, time to achieve a target contaminant level within a given volume, etc.
- typically photocatalytic filters are operated at most with approximately 50 W/m 2 of illumination to extend a lifetime of the filter (e.g., to prevent degradation of the filter due to either direct reactions at the filter caused by light or indirect reactions initiated by the photocatalyst).
- an illumination intensity that is greater than about 100 W/m 2 can be used (e.g., for extended periods of time such as months to years without observing significant breakdown or degradation of the filter).
- biodegradable fibers e.g., made of a biodegradable polymer such as poly(lactic acid) (PLA), polycaprolactone, polybutylene succinate, polybutylene succinate adipate, aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters, polybutylene adipate/terephthalate, polymethylene adipate/terephthalate, etc.; cellulose; silk; wool; keratin; etc.
- PLA poly(lactic acid)
- PDA polycaprolactone
- polybutylene succinate polybutylene succinate adipate
- aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters polybutylene adipate/terephthalate
- polymethylene adipate/terephthalate etc.
- cellulose silk; wool; keratin; etc.
- the barrier coated fiber protects (e.g., increases a lifetime of, hinders or prevents degradation of, etc.) the fiber from the photocatalytic material.
- the barrier coated fiber can be biodegraded (e.g., by crushing the filter media to expose the barrier coated fibers to a natural environment enabling the fibers to degrade).
- the filter media can be biodegradable (e.g., compostable).
- Variations of this example can form a completely biodegradable filter by using, in addition to biodegradable fibers, a biodegradable material (that is preferably barrier coated) as filter end caps.
- a biodegradable material that is preferably barrier coated
- no end caps can be provided, recyclable end caps can be used (e.g., made of metal, glass, long-lived polymers, etc. such that the fibers can be removed and replaced within the end caps), and/or renewable and/or green filters can otherwise be formed.
- the filter media 10 can include a substrate 100 and photocatalytic material 300 .
- the filter media can optionally include one or more coatings 200 , 200 ′.
- the filter media preferably functions to remove contaminants from a fluid.
- the filter media 10 (and/or components thereof) is preferably configured to allow fluid (e.g., contaminant laden fluid) to pass through the media.
- the filter media can be porous, include defined holes and/or channels for fluid to flow through, include a plurality of fibers (e.g., interwoven fibers), and/or have any suitable geometry or structure to promote fluid flow through the filter media (e.g., flow rate >0 m 3 /s).
- the filter media can additionally or alternatively be configured to promote fluid flow over the surface of the media (e.g., configured to bring contaminants in contact with and/or proximity to photocatalytic material), and/or be otherwise configured.
- filters made with the filter media can have a minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV) score between 1-20.
- the MERV score can depend on the coating (e.g., the coating material, the coating thickness, the coating porosity, the coating structure, etc.), coating process, substrate (e.g., the substrate material fiber size, fiber density, etc.), the photocatalytic material (e.g., morphology, thickness, material, size, etc.), and/or otherwise depend on the filter media.
- the uncoated substrate can correspond to or be associated with a first MERV score (e.g., based on a porosity, pore size, fiber density, etc.) and the coated substrate can correspond to or be associated with a second MERV score (e.g., based on a coating thickness, based on a coating material, additives, etc.), where the second MERV score is higher than the first MERV score.
- a first MERV score e.g., based on a porosity, pore size, fiber density, etc.
- the coated substrate can correspond to or be associated with a second MERV score (e.g., based on a coating thickness, based on a coating material, additives, etc.), where the second MERV score is higher than the first MERV score.
- the MERV score can be otherwise determined.
- a broad face (e.g., surface) of the filter media can be pleated, smooth (e.g., flat), folded, ridged, puckered, curved, a mixture of features, and/or the broad face can have any suitable configuration.
- all of the layers of the filter media have the same broad face configuration; however, each of the layers can have different broad face configurations (e.g., different sizes such as different pleating depth, different configurations, etc.), a subset of the layers can have the same broad face configuration, the layers can have a broad face configuration that depends on adjacent layers (e.g., layer type, layer broad face, layer contaminant removal mechanism, etc.), and/or any other suitable layer broad face configuration can be used.
- the pleating depth (e.g., average peak to trough size of the pleats), can be determined based on (e.g., vary directly or inversely with): filter media size, filter media surface area, the intended application (e.g., airflow filtration, oil filtration, water filtration, office filtration, home filtration, automobile, etc.), fluid flow rate, and/or any other suitable parameter.
- the pleating depth can be any depth (or range thereof) between 0.1 cm-50 cm, and/or have any other suitable depth.
- the pleat density can be: between 1-10 pleats per 100 mm or range thereof, 5 pleats per 100 mm, or any other suitable pleat density.
- a form factor of the filter media can be cylindrical, hemispherical, planar (e.g., square, rectangular, circular, elliptical, oval, etc.), hemicylindrical, spherical, prismatoidal (e.g., being shaped like a cuboid, triangular prism, prismoid, etc.), toroidal, ellipsoidal, catenoidal, and/or have any other suitable geometry.
- the filter media (e.g., a substrate, coating, electrically conductive material, photocatalytic material, or other component thereof) can be electrostatically charged.
- This electrostatic charge can function to electrostatically attract contaminants to the filter media.
- the filter media is preferably positively charged (e.g., to attract negatively charged contaminants), but can be negatively charged (e.g., to attract positively charged contaminants), have regions of positive and negative charge, have a variable charge (e.g., be switchable between a positive and negative charge such as using an AC electric potential, which can have the benefit of reversibly storing and releasing contaminants to balance a contaminant load), and/or have a neutral charge.
- the electrostatic charge can be generated by the substrate, one or more coatings (e.g., a barrier coating, a dielectric coating, etc.), the photocatalytic material, and/or otherwise be generated.
- the electrostatic charge can be actively generated (e.g., by applying or maintaining an electric potential to a material) and/or passively generated (e.g., generated due to static electricity).
- one or more additives can be included (e.g., in the substrate, in the coating(s)) to increase the duration and/or extent of charge build-up.
- Exemplary additives include: stearate, high dielectric materials (e.g., barium titanate BaTiO 3 ), mercaptobenzimidazolate salts, fatty acids, fatty acid amides, oleophobic surfactants, fluorochemical surfactants, oleophobic fluorochemical surfactants, and/or any suitable charge extending and/or enhancing additives can be used.
- the electrostatic charge can be beneficial for the photocatalytic process, for example by increasing the lifetime of separated electrons and holes, by increasing a rate or efficiency of electron/hole separation, increase a rate and/or efficiency of generation of reactive species, and/or otherwise improve the photocatalytic process.
- the electrostatic charge may be detrimental to and/or not impact the photocatalytic process.
- the substrate 100 preferably functions to support photocatalytic material 300 .
- the substrate can additionally or alternatively capture (e.g., mechanically, electrostatically, etc.) one or more contaminants, conduct energy (e.g., electricity, heat, etc.), and/or perform any function.
- the substrate can be made of (e.g., composed of, composed essentially of, etc.) organic material (which can be beneficial for low-cost manufacturing processes and materials, are often lighter than inorganic materials, etc.), inorganic material (which can be beneficial for greater resistance to degradation), and/or combinations thereof (which can combine benefits of each material).
- the substrate can be fibrous (e.g., constructed of fibers 130 such as interwoven fibers, fibers as disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No.
- a fiber size (e.g., diameter, thickness, length, etc.) can be between about 1 ⁇ m and 100 cm (such as 1 ⁇ m, 2 ⁇ m, 5 ⁇ m, 10 ⁇ m, 20 ⁇ m, 50 ⁇ m, 100 ⁇ m, 200 ⁇ m, 500 ⁇ m, 1 mm, 2 mm, 5 mm, 1 cm, 2 cm, 5 cm, 10 cm, 20 cm, 50 cm, 100 cm, values therebetween), can be less than 1 ⁇ m, and/or greater than 100 cm.
- the substrate can be translucent (example shown in FIG. 6 ), transparent, opaque, or otherwise refract or scatter one or more light wavelengths (e.g., UV, IR, visible light, etc.).
- the substrate preferably transmits at least 20% of incident optical radiation (e.g., at least 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 99%, 99.5%, 99.9%, etc.) is transmitted through the substrate and/or fibers or other components thereof. This can be beneficial for increasing light penetration into and/or an intensity of optical radiation within the substrate which can enable photocatalytic material in the interior of the substrate can be illuminated and contribute to the photocatalytic reactions.
- optical radiation e.g., UV radiation, visible radiation, infrared radiation, etc.
- can penetrate e.g., retain at least a threshold irradiance such as at least 1 W/m 2 , 2 W/m 2 , 5 W/m 2 , 10 W/m 2 , 20 W/m 2 , 50 W/m 2 , 100 W/m 2 , values therebetween, >100 W/m 2 , ⁇ 1 W/m 2 , etc.
- at least 5% of the filter media thickness e.g., 5%, 10%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 50%, 75%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 100%
- can penetrate less than 5% of the filter media thickness can penetrate a predetermined distance through the filter media (e.g., 100 ⁇ m, 200 ⁇ m, 500 ⁇ m, 1 mm, 2 mm, 5 mm, 1 cm, 2 cm, 5 cm, 10 cm, values therebetween, ⁇ 100 ⁇ m, >10 cm, etc.), and/or through any
- the penetration depth or distance can depend on a photocatalyst loading, photocatalyst scattering coefficient (e.g., absorption coefficient), substrate transparency or translucency, coating transparency or translucency, a wavelength of the optical radiation, and/or can otherwise depend on any suitable features or properties.
- photocatalyst scattering coefficient e.g., absorption coefficient
- substrate transparency or translucency e.g., substrate transparency or translucency
- coating transparency or translucency e.g., a wavelength of the optical radiation
- the substrate and/or constituents thereof can have a surface roughness between about 25 nm and 50 ⁇ m such as 25 nm, 50 nm, 100 nm, 200 nm, 500 nm, 1 ⁇ m, 2 ⁇ m, 5 ⁇ m, 10 ⁇ m, 20 ⁇ m, 50 ⁇ m, or values therebetween; a surface roughness less than 25 nm; a surface roughness greater than 50 ⁇ m; and/or any suitable surface roughness.
- a coating can increase a smoothness of the substrate (e.g., the coated substrate can have a smaller surface roughness than the uncoated substrate) and/or decrease a smoothness of the substrate (e.g., the resulting material can have a larger surface roughness than the underlying substrate).
- the coated substrate can have substantially the same surface roughness as the underlying substrate and/or any suitable surface roughness.
- organic materials include: polymers (e.g., polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), cellulose, poly(lactic acid), polycaprolactone, polybutylene succinate, polybutylene succinate adipate, aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters, polybutylene adipate/terephthalate, polymethylene adipate/terephthalate, poly(hydroxybutyrate), poly(hydroxyvalerate), polyhydroxyhexanoate, poly(hydroxyalkanoates), cyclic olefin copolymer (COC), poly (methyl methacrylate), polyamide-imide, polyimide, fluorinated ethylene propylene, styrene methyl methacrylate, perfluoropolymers, etc.), fabrics (e.g., woven fabrics, non-woven fabrics), paper, and/or any suitable organic material.
- polymers e.g., polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), cellulose, poly(lactic acid), polycaprol
- inorganic materials include: glass (e.g., silica glass), metals (e.g., aluminium, steel, copper, zinc, nickel, etc.) and/or compounds thereof (e.g., metal oxides), ceramics, and/or any suitable inorganic materials.
- glass e.g., silica glass
- metals e.g., aluminium, steel, copper, zinc, nickel, etc.
- compounds thereof e.g., metal oxides
- ceramics e.g., ceramics, and/or any suitable inorganic materials.
- Embodiments of the substrate that include (e.g., are composed essentially of, consist essentially of, include to a substantial amount) one or more of: poly(lactic acid), polycaprolactone, polybutylene succinate, polybutylene succinate adipate, aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters, polybutylene adipate/terephthalate, polymethylene adipate/terephthalate, poly(hydroxybutyrate), poly(hydroxyvalerate), polyhydroxyhexanoate, poly(hydroxyalkanoates) and/or other suitable materials, can provide the benefit of forming a biodegradable substrate and/or filter media.
- poly(lactic acid), polycaprolactone polybutylene succinate, polybutylene succinate adipate, aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters, polybutylene adipate/terephthalate, polymethylene adipate/terephthalate, poly(hydroxybutyrate), poly(hydroxyvalerate), polyhydroxyhex
- Embodiments of the substrate that include (e.g., are composed essentially of, consist essentially of, include to a substantial amount) one or more of: cyclic olefin copolymer (COC), poly (methyl methacrylate), polyamide-imide, polyimide, Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene, Styrene Methyl methacrylate, perfluoropolymers, and/or other suitable materials can provide the benefit of forming a UV transparent substrate and/or filter media.
- any suitable polymers and/or combination of polymers can be used (e.g., to impart target chemical, mechanical, electrical, recyclability, etc. properties).
- the organic and inorganic materials can be integrated (e.g., to form a composite material), layered (e.g., stacks of organic and/or inorganic materials in any order), and/or otherwise interfaced with each other.
- the substrate can include a first polymer layer 157 adjacent to (e.g., in contact with) a glass layer 153 (e.g., a first surface of the glass layer) which is adjacent to (e.g., in contact with) a second polymer layer 157 ′ (e.g., at a second surface of the glass layer).
- the first and second polymer layers can be in contact or separated (e.g., by the glass layer) from one another.
- the first and second polymer layers can be or include the same or different polymer(s).
- the substrate can include a glass layer 153 in contact with a polymer layer 157 .
- the polymer layer(s) can provide structural support to the glass layer (and/or filter media).
- the substrate can be otherwise arranged.
- the optional coating(s) 200 can function to facilitate (e.g., improve) adherence of the photocatalyst to the substrate, modify the electrostatic properties of the substrate, hinder or prevent reactive species (e.g., contaminant, byproducts, reactive species generated by the photocatalyst, etc.) from contacting the substrate, increase a separation lifetime of electron/hole pairs, increase a rate or efficiency of separating electron/hole pairs, increase a lifetime of the substrate, and/or can perform any function.
- Coating(s) that hinder or prevent the reactive species from contacting or reacting with the substrate can be referred to as “barrier coatings.” However, barrier coatings can be otherwise defined.
- the filter media can include one or more coatings. Each coating can be the same or different (e.g., perform the same of different functions).
- the coating(s) can conformally coat the substrate (and/or the underlying constituents thereof) and/or underlying coating(s), coat in a pattern (e.g., regions with coating and regions without coating, regions with higher density of coating and regions with lower density of coating, based on a filter media structure, etc.), can nonconformally coat and/or can otherwise coat the substrate.
- the coating(s) can cover the entire exposed surface of the substrate and/or underlying coatings, a subset of the exposed surface of the substrate (e.g., specific materials of the substrate, specific locations of the substrate, etc.) and/or underlying coatings, a predetermined extent of the substrate and/or underlying coatings and/or otherwise cover the substrate and/or underlying coatings.
- each fiber (of a fibrous substrate) can be individually coated with the coating material, fibers can be coated together (e.g., sealing a gap or space between the fibers), a surface of each fiber can be coated (e.g., an upstream or downstream surface relative to a fluid flow direction, relative to an optical illumination direction, etc.), and/or the fiber(s) can otherwise be coated.
- At least one coating e.g., the outermost coating of a coating stack
- the coating(s) can be uniform (e.g., vary in thickness and/or coverage across the substrate by at most about 20%, are smooth, etc.), nonuniform (e.g., are rough; have a characteristic surface roughness that is comparable to a characteristic size of the photocatalytic material; have a surface roughness between about 25 nm and 50 ⁇ m such as 25 nm, 50 nm, 100 nm, 200 nm, 500 nm, 1 ⁇ m, 2 ⁇ m, 5 ⁇ m, 10 ⁇ m, 20 ⁇ m, 50 ⁇ m, or values therebetween; surface roughness less than 25 nm; surface roughness greater than 50 ⁇ m; etc.), have a predetermined pattern or structural variation (e.g., matching and/or based on an illumination pattern), and/or otherwise cover the substrate.
- a predetermined pattern or structural variation e.g., matching and/or based on an illumination pattern
- Nonuniform variants of the coating can function to increase the (exposed) surface area of the coating and can enable increased photocatalytic material loading and/or increase the number of reactive sites for interacting with contaminants.
- the coating can define a sand-like surface (e.g., a nonuniform surface made of many different sites with different thicknesses or sizes).
- the coating can define any suitable surface.
- Each coating can have any thickness between about 1 nm and 1 ⁇ m (such as 2 nm, 5 nm, 10 nm, 20 nm, 25 nm, 50 nm, 100 nm, 200 nm, 500 nm, values therebetween, etc.).
- one or more coatings can be thinner than 10 nm (e.g., to enable or impart a target optical absorbance or transmittance of the coating) or thicker than 1 ⁇ m. In some variants, for example as shown in FIG.
- the thickness of the coatings can be chosen to modify the porosity, pore size, MERV score, and/or other properties of the filter media.
- the coating thickness is preferably between about 10 nm (which can be beneficial to minimize or avoid pinholes or otherwise ensure that the coating fully protects or coats the underlying substrate and/or coatings) and 200 nm (which can be beneficial as thicker coatings can impact the mechanical properties of the substrate or coating, can be harder to work with, can be too rigid, etc.).
- the minimum and/or maximum coating thicknesses can depend on the substrate, on the coating (e.g., material), the coating process, a target coating property (e.g., transparency, optical absorption, electrical conductivity, mechanical property, flexibility, rigidity, etc.), and/or otherwise be determined.
- a target coating property e.g., transparency, optical absorption, electrical conductivity, mechanical property, flexibility, rigidity, etc.
- coatings can be stacked (e.g., disposed on top of each other), adjacent to each other, overlapping, and/or otherwise be arranged.
- Each coating can be discrete, intermixed, embedded within another coating, and/or otherwise be related to each other.
- the coating(s) are preferably barrier coatings 250 such as coatings that are substantially impervious to (e.g., do not react with, reacts less than a threshold amount with, react at a rate less than a threshold rate, etc.) and/or impenetrable to the fluid, contaminants, byproducts, reactive species, light, and/or other species that can be formed during and/or found in proximity to the filter media (e.g., during filter media use).
- barrier coatings 250 such as coatings that are substantially impervious to (e.g., do not react with, reacts less than a threshold amount with, react at a rate less than a threshold rate, etc.) and/or impenetrable to the fluid, contaminants, byproducts, reactive species, light, and/or other species that can be formed during and/or found in proximity to the filter media (e.g., during filter media use).
- the barrier coating is preferably resistant to (e.g., does not react with, reacts at a rate less than a threshold rate, forms a benign species upon reaction, does not react with at room temperature, does not react with at an operation temperature of the filter media, etc.) reactive oxygen species (e.g., superoxide, excited oxygen, oxygen radicals, ozone, etc.), hydroxyl radicals, hydrogen radicals, and/or other radical or ionic species that can be formed by the photocatalytic material.
- the coating(s) may be porous, and/or be otherwise permeable to the fluid, contaminants, byproducts, reactive species, and/or other species that can be formed during and/or found in proximity to the filter media.
- the coating(s) are preferably transparent to UV radiation (e.g., transparent to radiations corresponding to wavelengths and/or ranges thereof between 100-400 nm).
- the coatings preferably transmit at least 50% (e.g., 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 99%, 99.9%, etc.) of UV radiation (e.g., light or optical radiation with a wavelength between 100-400 nm or any wavelength or subrange therein such as 315-400 nm, 250-315 nm, 100-250 nm, UV-A, UV-B, UV-C, etc.).
- the coatings can transmit less than 50% of UV radiation (e.g., 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, etc.).
- the coating can additionally or alternatively scatter, reflect, absorb, and/or otherwise optically interact with the UV radiation.
- the coating(s) can be transparent to, translucent to, scatter, reflect, absorb, and/or otherwise optically interact with visible radiation (e.g., radiation with wavelengths between about 400 and 800 nm), infrared radiation (e.g., radiation with wavelengths greater than about 800 nm), and/or any suitable electromagnetic radiation.
- Coating(s), particularly but not exclusively those in contact with photocatalytic material are preferably inorganic (e.g., made of inorganic material, composed essentially of inorganic material, consist essentially of inorganic material, etc.), but can be organic (e.g., include organic material, include scavengers and/or other sacrificial species that preferentially react with reactive species generated proximal the photocatalyst), and/or composite (e.g., including organic and inorganic materials, include a mixture of organic materials, include a mixture of inorganic materials).
- inorganic e.g., made of inorganic material, composed essentially of inorganic material, consist essentially of inorganic material, etc.
- organic e.g., include organic material, include scavengers and/or other sacrificial species that preferentially react with reactive species generated proximal the photocatalyst
- composite e.g., including organic and inorganic materials, include a
- coating materials include: polymers (e.g., conductive polymers such as polyacetylene, polyphenylene vinylene, polypyrrole, polythiophene, polyaniline, polyphenylene sulfide, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), Poly(4,4-dioctyl cyclopentadithiophene), etc.; insulating polymers such as cellulose, PE, PP, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), etc.; etc.), metals (e.g., aluminium, stainless steel, zinc, titanium, copper, nickel, etc.), metal oxides (e.g., transparent conductive oxides such as indium tin oxide (ITO), fluorine doped indium tin oxide (FTO), etc.; conductive oxides; semiconducting oxides such as titanium oxides, zinc oxides, etc.; insulating oxides; etc.), glass (e.g., liquid glass, silica, silicates, boros
- a coating can include (e.g., mixed, doped with, embedded with, etc.) boron oxides (e.g., boron trioxide B 2 O 3 , boron monoxide B 2 O, boron suboxide B 6 O, etc.), borates (e.g., diborate, triborate, tetraborate, etc.), and/or any suitable components or additives.
- the amount of additive e.g., borate, boron oxides, etc.
- One or more coatings can be electrically conductive (e.g., have an electrical conductivity meeting or exceeding a threshold conductivity), electrically insulating (e.g., have an electrical conductivity that is at most a threshold conductivity), dielectric, semiconducting, and/or have any suitable electrical properties.
- one or more coating can be oxidized (e.g., during operation, during manufacture, during shipping, during substrate coating, etc.).
- metal coatings such as Zn and/or Cu
- metal oxides e.g., zinc oxide, copper oxide, semiconducting metal oxides, etc.; partially oxidized such as surface oxidation; etc.
- photocatalytic e.g., function as photocatalytic material such as described below
- the substrate and/or coating(s) can be metallized (e.g., be doped with metal, include metal, include metal nanoparticles, reacted with a metal, electroless metal deposition, etc.), which can function to modify (e.g., increase) the electrical properties of the substrate and/or coating such as to prepare or provide an electrically-conductive coating (e.g. with electrically conductivity exceeding a threshold).
- the substrate and/or coating(s) can be metallized with (and/or the metallization process can be catalyzed by) a noble metal (e.g., copper, silver, gold), a transition metal, and/or any suitable metal.
- a noble metal e.g., copper, silver, gold
- the coating (or substrate) can be intrinsically electrically conductive and/or the electrical conductivity or the coating can be otherwise modified.
- the photocatalytic material 300 preferably functions to generate one or more reactive species to react with (e.g., oxidize, reduce) one or more contaminants in the fluid.
- reactive species include hydroxyl radicals, hydrogen radicals, reactive oxygen species (e.g., superoxide, excited oxygen, oxygen radicals, ozone, etc.), radical anions, radical cations, and/or any suitable reactive species.
- the photocatalytic material is preferably in contact with and/or proximal to (e.g., within a threshold distance of) only inorganic material of the substrate and/or coatings.
- the photocatalytic material can be in contact with and/or proximal to (e.g., within a threshold distance of) organic material and/or any suitable material of the substrate and/or coatings.
- the photocatalytic material can be disposed on a surface of the substrate and/or coating (e.g., a surface proximal a contaminant laden fluid, an external environment, etc.; as shown for example in FIG. 8 A ; etc.), integrated into the coating and/or substrate (e.g., intercalated into pores of the coating or substrate, as shown for example in FIG. 8 B or 8 C , etc.), located at an interface between a coating and the substrate, located at an interface between two coatings, and/or can be otherwise arranged.
- the photocatalytic material can be coupled chemically (e.g., covalently bonded, ionically bonded, metallically bonded, via a coupling agent, etc.), physically (e.g., adsorbed, absorbed, electrostatically, magnetically, etc.), and/or otherwise be coupled to the substrate and/or coating(s).
- the photocatalytic material can be embedded in a coating.
- the photocatalytic material can be adhered to the coating such as using a binder (e.g., an inorganic binder, an organic binder, a binder and/or adhesive as disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No.
- the photocatalytic material can otherwise be coupled to the substrate and/or coatings.
- the photocatalytic material is preferably, but does not have to be, coupled to an electrically conductive material.
- the photocatalytic material is embedded in a coating
- photocatalytic material can be disposed on the coating (and/or substrate; as shown for example in FIG. 8 A ), and/or the photocatalytic material can otherwise be disposed on, in, or proximal a coating and/or substrate.
- the photocatalytic materials can be provided as a film (e.g., thin film, thick film), quantum dots, nanostructures, nanocrystals, particles (e.g., nanoparticles, mesoparticles, microparticles, nanoporous particles, microporous particles, mesoporous particles, etc.), and/or in any suitable form factor.
- a characteristic size e.g., diameter, length, width, height, distance between grains, etc.
- a characteristic size of the photocatalytic material is preferably between about 25-50 nm, but can be smaller than 25 nm or greater than 50 nm.
- the photocatalytic material can agglomerate, aggregate, and/or otherwise form clusters of photocatalytic material.
- the clusters of photocatalytic material are typically between about 300 nm and 500 ⁇ m in size, but can be smaller than 300 nm or larger than 500 ⁇ m.
- Cluster formation can be controlled (e.g., mitigated, hindered, enhanced, etc.) using surfactants, ultrasound, and/or other methods.
- the photocatalytic materials are preferably photoelectrochemical oxidative (e.g., PECO) materials, but can additionally or alternatively be photoelectrochemical (PEC) materials, and/or any suitable photocatalytic materials.
- the photocatalytic material can include inorganic or organic species.
- the photocatalytic material can include (e.g., be made of) one or more of: titanium oxide, zinc oxide, sodium tantalite, carbonaceous materials (e.g., inorganic carbon such as carbon nanotubes, graphite, graphene, amorphous carbon, etc.; organic carbon such as polymers, surfactants, etc.; etc.), transition metals and metal oxide, and/or any suitable materials.
- the photocatalytic material can be composed or consist essentially of inorganic material(s).
- the photocatalytic materials can include and/or correspond to any suitable materials as disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/777,454 entitled “SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL AIR PURIFICATION” filed 30 Jan. 2020, and/or U.S. Pat. No. 7,635,450 entitled “PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL AIR DISINFECTION” filed on 26 Apr. 2006 each of which is herein incorporated in its entirety by this reference.
- any photocatalytic material can be used.
- the filter media preferably includes electrically conductive material 260 (e.g., a material with an electrical conductivity meeting or exceeding a threshold; material with a valance band that is higher than the valence band of the photocatalytic material, a material with a conduction band that is lower than the conduction band of the photocatalytic material; form a Type 1, Type 2, or Type 3 heterojunction with the photocatalytic material; form a metal-semiconductor junction with the photocatalytic material with a Schottky barrier less than a threshold such as approximately k B T; etc.).
- electrically conductive material 260 e.g., a material with an electrical conductivity meeting or exceeding a threshold; material with a valance band that is higher than the valence band of the photocatalytic material, a material with a conduction band that is lower than the conduction band of the photocatalytic material; form a Type 1, Type 2, or Type 3 heterojunction with the photocatalytic material; form a metal-
- the electrically conductive material can be embedded in a coating, embedded in the substrate, embedded in the photocatalytic material, disposed on a coating, disposed on the substrate, disposed on the photocatalytic material, form a coating (e.g., on another coating such as on a barrier coating, on the substrate, on the photocatalytic material, etc.), and/or can otherwise be disposed.
- the electrically conductive material is preferably electrically coupled to the photocatalytic material, but can be electrically isolated from the photocatalytic material and/or otherwise be connected or disconnected from the photocatalytic material.
- electrically conductive material is preferably within a threshold distance (e.g., 1 nm, 2 nm, 5 nm, 10 nm, etc. where distance can be an average distance, a maximum distance, an RMS distance, or other distance) of photocatalytic material.
- the electrically conductive material can be electrically coupled to the photocatalytic material in any manner (e.g., using wires, using electrically conductive paths, be within a Förster or FRET distance of the photocatalytic material, be within a dexter transfer distance of the photocatalytic material, be within a quantum tunneling range of the photocatalytic material, etc.).
- the electrically conductive material can be homogeneously distributed and/or heterogeneously (e.g., inhomogeneously) distributed. As shown for example in FIGS. 7 A- 7 D , electrically conductive material can be homogeneously distributed throughout a coating, heterogeneously distributed within a coating (e.g., proximal a surface of the coating where photocatalytic material is disposed, within a threshold distance of a surface of the coating, etc.), forms islands on the coating, be patterned on the coating (e.g., to match a structure of the filter media such as a pleating, to match an illumination pattern, etc.), and/or can otherwise be distributed.
- a coating e.g., proximal a surface of the coating where photocatalytic material is disposed, within a threshold distance of a surface of the coating, etc.
- forms islands on the coating e.g., to match a structure of the filter media such as a pleating, to match an illumination pattern, etc.
- the electrically conductive materials can be a film (e.g., thin film, thick film, etc.), particles (e.g., nanoparticles, mesoparticles, macroparticles, etc.; where a particle shape can be spheroidal, nonspheroidal, star, rod, tube, pyramidal, etc.), form islands (e.g., as shown for example in FIG. 7 C ), and/or have any suitable morphology.
- a film e.g., thin film, thick film, etc.
- particles e.g., nanoparticles, mesoparticles, macroparticles, etc.; where a particle shape can be spheroidal, nonspheroidal, star, rod, tube, pyramidal, etc.
- form islands e.g., as shown for example in FIG. 7 C ), and/or have any suitable morphology.
- a characteristic size (e.g., thickness, diameter, radius, longitudinal extent, lateral extent, etc.) of the electrically conductive materials can be picoscale (e.g., ⁇ 1 nm), nanoscale (e.g., between about 1-500 nm), mesoscale (e.g., between about 500-5000 nm), microscale (e.g., between about 1 ⁇ m and 100 ⁇ m), macroscale (e.g., >100 ⁇ m), span multiple size scales, and/or can be any suitable size.
- the electrically conductive materials can be amorphous, crystalline (e.g., monocrystalline, polycrystalline, etc.), glassy, and/or have any suitable packing density or structure.
- the electrically conductive material preferably transmits (e.g., allows light to pass through, allows light to pass between or around adjacent electrically conductive material, etc.) at least 50% (e.g., 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 99%, 99.9%, etc.) of radiation (e.g., UV radiation with a wavelength between 100-400 nm or any wavelength or subrange therein such as 315-400 nm, 250-315 nm, 100-250 nm, UV-A, UV-B, UV-C, etc.; visible radiation with a wavelength or range thereof between about 400-800 nm; infrared radiation; etc.).
- radiation e.g., UV radiation with a wavelength between 100-400 nm or any wavelength or subrange therein such as 315-400 nm, 250-315 nm, 100-250 nm, UV-A, UV-B, UV-C, etc.; visible radiation with a wavelength or range thereof between about 400-800 nm; inf
- the electrically conductive material can transmit less than 50% of UV radiation (e.g., 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, etc.).
- the optical properties of the electrically conductive material can be achieved by tuning a characteristic size (e.g., thickness, radius, diameter, longitudinal extent, lateral extent, etc.) of the material, based on a material selection (e.g., specific material, mixture of materials, material doping, etc.), based on an area of coverage (e.g., a coverage density of the electrically conductive material), and/or can otherwise be determined.
- a transparent or translucent conductive film can be formed by using a 10 nm (or thinner) silver film.
- an inorganic carbon e.g., graphene, carbon nanotubes, etc.
- a metallic grid can be used to form a transparent or translucent film (e.g., where light passes through gaps in the grid such that the percentage of the film that forms gaps is approximately equal to the percentage of light transmitted).
- islands of electrically conductive material can be formed on the substrate and/or coating. The islands (e.g., nonconnecting patches, films, surfaces, etc. of electrically conductive material) preferably cover about 0%-50% of the underlying material and thereby allow 100%-50% of incident light to pass the island. However, the islands of material can cover any suitable portion of the surface. However, a transparent or translucent conductive material can otherwise be formed.
- electrically conductive materials include: ITO, FTO, doped zinc oxide, copper, zinc, tin, aluminium, nickel, silver, gold, graphene, graphite, nanowire meshes, metal grids, carbon nanotubes, aluminium oxynitride, conductive polymers, topological insulators (e.g., where a surface of the material is electrically conductive), and/or any suitable conductive material(s) can be used.
- the coatings can be made and/or the substrate can be coated using dip coating, spin coating, deposition (e.g., chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, etc.), spray coating, brushing, flow coating, electrolysis, electroplating, roll-to-roll coating processes, and/or using any suitable process.
- a material can be physically embedded into a coating or the substrate (e.g., using polishing, grinding, impingement, etc.) followed by plating the material.
- the physically embedded material can act analogously to a nucleation site to enable plating of the material when it may not typically be possible.
- metal particles e.g., aluminium particles, copper particles, zinc particles, etc.
- a glass e.g., silicate
- metal islands can be grown using electroplating (e.g., from the sites of the metal particle implantation or embedding), electrolytic deposition, and/or any suitable method.
- the method of manufacture can include curing the coating and/or adhesives which can function to solidify, harden, improve a structural integrity of, improve a chemical resistance of, dry the coating and/or adhesive, and/or can otherwise function.
- exemplary curing processes include: desiccation or dehydration (such as by providing or blowing dry air over a surface of the materials, applying a vacuum to the materials, heating the materials, etc.), annealing the materials, chemically treating the materials, radiatively treating the materials, and/or using any suitable curing or treatment process.
- the curing process can occur instantly (e.g., upon mixing or applying the curing process), after a curing time has elapsed (e.g., after the curing process has been performed for a curing time, with a delay after the curing process has been performed, etc.), and/or with any suitable timing.
- coatings, electrically conductive material, photocatalytic material, and/or any suitable materials can be added or applied before a prior layer or material has finished curing (e.g., annealing, before a full curing time has elapsed, etc.). These embodiments can function to embed, implant, and/or otherwise mix or incorporate materials into distinct layers. For example, while (such as after a predetermined time that is less than the curing time has passed) a glass (e.g., silicate) coating is being cured (e.g., hardening), photocatalytic particles 350 can be disposed on the glass coating which can embed (and/or adhere) the photocatalytic particles in the glass coating.
- a glass e.g., silicate
- the extent to which the photocatalytic particles are embedded can depend on the coating material, the photocatalytic material, the predetermined time, the time remaining before the curing time has elapsed, the curing method, and/or can otherwise be determined. Variations of this specific example can be used to embed electrically conductive material in a coating. However, materials (e.g., photocatalytic material, electrically conductive material, etc.) can be added contemporaneously with coating materials, and/or any suitable material(s) can be embedded in a coating in any manner.
- the filter media can optionally include a frame, which can function to retain and/or support the filter media (e.g., to define a geometry or structure of the filter media).
- the frame can surround the filter media, surround a perimeter of the filter media, be adjacent to one or more edge of the filter media, and/or otherwise be related to a portion of the filter media.
- a frame for cylindrical filter media can be an end cap (e.g., one end cap on each end of the media such as a circular or annular end cap).
- the frame can be made of the same and/or different materials from the filter media. For instance, biodegradable polymers can be used to make the frame enabling a biodegradable filter (e.g., by using biodegradable polymers for the substrate).
- UV transparent polymers could be used to make the frame enabling a UV transparent filter.
- UV-blocking polymers or materials can be used for the frame to prevent or hinder light from leaking out of the filter by the frame.
- the frame can be made of any suitable material(s).
- the filter media can include an organic substrate coated with an electrically conductive coating (e.g., polymer coating, metallized coating, etc.), with photocatalytic material disposed on the electrically conductive coating (e.g., in contact with only the polymer coating).
- an electrically conductive coating e.g., polymer coating, metallized coating, etc.
- photocatalytic material disposed on the electrically conductive coating (e.g., in contact with only the polymer coating).
- the filter media can include an organic substrate with a barrier coating (e.g., composed essentially of silica; made of another inorganic material), an electrically conductive coating (e.g., in contact with a surface of the barrier coating opposing the substrate, in contact with a surface of the barrier coating proximal the substrate, etc.), and photocatalytic material coupled to the electrically-conductive coating.
- a barrier coating e.g., composed essentially of silica; made of another inorganic material
- an electrically conductive coating e.g., in contact with a surface of the barrier coating opposing the substrate, in contact with a surface of the barrier coating proximal the substrate, etc.
- photocatalytic material coupled to the electrically-conductive coating.
- the filter media can include an organic substrate coated with a barrier coating, and photocatalytic material disposed on a surface of the barrier coating opposing the organic substrate.
- the filter media can include photocatalytic material disposed on an inorganic substrate.
- the filter media can include an inorganic substrate coated with an electrically conductive coating and photocatalytic material disposed on the electrically conductive coating.
- the filter media can include a composite substrate 150 including one or more glass layers 153 and one or more polymer layers 157 (e.g., PET, PP, etc.) and photocatalytic material.
- the photocatalytic material can be disposed on the glass layer(s) (e.g., only in contact with glass layers), the polymer layer(s) (e.g., only in contact with the polymer layers), and/or a combination thereof (e.g., in contact with both glass and polymer of the substrate).
- the filter media can include a composite substrate, a barrier coating (e.g., disposed on organic materials of the substrate such as polymeric layers, disposed on the entire substrate, etc.), and photocatalytic material (e.g., disposed on the barrier coating, disposed on the substrate, disposed only on inorganic constituents of the substrate, etc.).
- the filter media can additionally or alternatively include an electrically conductive coating.
- the filter media can include a fibrous polymeric substrate, wherein a fiber of the substrate is coated with an inorganic barrier coating (e.g., a glass such as a silicate coating).
- Photocatalytic material e.g., photocatalytic particles
- the inorganic barrier coating can be between about 10-200 nm thick and can be substantially uniform along the fiber.
- An electrically conductive coating can be included where the electrically conductive coating can be the same as the inorganic barrier coating, can coat the substrate, can coat the inorganic barrier coating, and/or can otherwise be disposed.
- the photocatalytic particles can be embedded in the inorganic barrier coating. At most 10% of the photocatalytic particle surface area is preferably embedded in the inorganic barrier coating.
- a filter media can include a fibrous polymeric substrate, wherein a fiber of the substrate is coated with an inorganic barrier coating (e.g., a glass such as a silicate coating).
- an inorganic barrier coating e.g., a glass such as a silicate coating.
- Photocatalytic material e.g., photocatalytic particles
- the inorganic barrier coating can be between about 10-200 nm thick and can be substantially uniform along the fiber.
- An electrically conductive material e.g., metal particles, nanotubes, inorganic carbon, etc.
- the electrically conductive material can be disposed on the barrier coating, disposed on the substrate, disposed on the photocatalytic material, be embedded within the inorganic barrier coating (e.g., homogeneously distributed within, embedded within a threshold distance of a surface of the barrier coating or photocatalytic material, etc.), and/or can otherwise be arranged.
- the photocatalytic particles can be embedded in the inorganic barrier coating (e.g., in addition to the embedded electrically conductive material).
- Embodiments of the system and/or method can include every combination and permutation of the various system components and the various method processes, wherein one or more instances of the method and/or processes described herein can be performed asynchronously (e.g., sequentially), concurrently (e.g., in parallel), or in any other suitable order by and/or using one or more instances of the systems, elements, and/or entities described herein.
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